For me, Louis XIV, XV, XVI, French Restoration, French Rococo Revival and French Renaissance Revival are of most interest. I also have a great interest in English early Victorian furniture but not late Victorian.

Not much in the way of American furniture styles interest me other than some of the very early Federal pieces. I do like some of the Chippendale-inspired American pieces from the same era but there are not nearly as many examples in that style of American furniture as there are English.

For me, Louis XIV, XV, XVI, French Restoration, French Rococo Revival and French Renaissance Revival are of most interest. I also have a great interest in English early Victorian furniture but not late Victorian.

Not much in the way of American furniture styles interest me other than some of the very early Federal pieces. I do like some of the Chippendale-inspired American pieces from the same era but there are not nearly as many examples in that style of American furniture as there are English.

Yeah, it took quite a few Ben Franklin's . Actually, I really don't have that much in the sofa considering its age.

$700 for the sofa
$250 for gold leaf
$200 for fabric, padding, etc.
$15,000,000,000,000 for my time

It has been a fun project but I have learned one thing--NEVER get a fabric that has a two dimensional pattern like I did for your first reupholstering project! Keeping the dots straight horizontally and vertically was a real chore and the curvature of the sofa didn't help one bit. In fact, some of the horizontal rows appear to curve but are really straight. It is an optical illusion caused by the curvature of the sofa back.

DanEpps wrote:Yeah, it took quite a few Ben Franklin's . Actually, I really don't have that much in the sofa considering its age.

$700 for the sofa$250 for gold leaf$200 for fabric, padding, etc.$15,000,000,000,000 for my time

It has been a fun project but I have learned one thing--NEVER get a fabric that has a two dimensional pattern like I did for your first reupholstering project! Keeping the dots straight horizontally and vertically was a real chore and the curvature of the sofa didn't help one bit. In fact,

some of the horizontal rows appear to curve but are really straight.

It is an optical illusion caused by the curvature of the sofa back.

I would have never noticed that until you mentioned it. It still looks great though.
Mike